Chapter 10 The slums full of talents(1/2)
"Hehe, Boss Jiang, are you satisfied with this?"
The weather on the wasteland is very strange. It is obviously summer, but occasionally it will appear as cold as late autumn. The dense radiation dust blocks most of the ultraviolet rays, making climate abnormalities a normal state in this world. If the radiation dust like clouds cannot float away for a long time, the temperature here will even get a little colder.
Especially in the morning, this chill is particularly obvious.
Wearing a windbreaker, Jiang Chen put one hand in his pocket and one resume in the other, and was scanning the fat man standing beside him, and he looked old enough to be Jiang Chen's father, but at this moment he nodded and flattered him.
In this survivor camp with absolute freedom and capitalism as its core, the one with Yajing is the old man. Although he doesn’t know what Jiang Chen is, if he offends the customer, the boss will never let him go.
What's more, Jiang Chen is a person with status.
At Sun Jiao's suggestion, Jiang Chen fabricated a fictional identity for himself - the general manager of the Fish Bone Canned Food Production Company. In this wasteland, except for the bosses of various forces, there are two types of people with the most status. One is an arms dealer, and the other is a food producer.
Both of these things are huge profits, after all, most of the soil can no longer be cultivated.
As for why the company is called fish bones, it is naturally because of convenience. Jiang Chen's canned foods are basically fish bone brands, and he even began to consider whether to buy the fish bone canned food Co., Ltd. after getting some money. This also saves the trouble of having to use sandpaper to erase the production date every time...
"...Zhang Tianyu, former vice president of Pacer Technology, is proficient in economic management and electronic product research and development planning, and has led the development of the Pacer P7 mobile phone that is popular in Asia..." Jiang Chen grinned, deputy general manager? It was really sarcastic, "Ahem. I said, Mr. Wang Yi. What I need is a computer talent and can do some physical work at the same time. Can you find me a deputy general manager?"
Although it was a pity, the general manager was wiped out, so he didn't need any corporate strategy, business plan or other things.
For some reason, it feels so happy to wipe out the so-called general manager... Of course, Jiang Chen has no performance on his face.
"Sorry, sorry, please wait!" The talent market administrator named Wang Yi nodded and smiled quickly, then turned around and ran into the information room to continue to choose.
Sighing, Jiang Chen looked at the ragged people in the slums.
There are also many families among them. Young and strong men with labor force and even women with good health will enter the industrial zone to engage in production, and then exchange for a few cheap nutritional mixtures and a small iodine tablets to survive with your family or alone.
If you encounter a disease...
Jiang Chen looked at the radiant clouds in the sky, and the color of the sunlight passing through was so unhealthy.
Soon, the fat man Wang Yi jogged out of the information room, handed it to Jiang Chen with a stack of information, and then wiped the sweat from his head with a smile.
These resumes are all covered in dust, and you can see the traces you have just wiped. There is no shortage of high-tech talents in this wasteland, and it can even be described as over-the-top. After all, producing bullets does not require too high-end technology, and no one will pay for buying new computers or mobile phones.
Jiang Chen carefully selected the materials in his hand and frowned from time to time.
"Boss Jiang, are you... not satisfied?" Wang Yi asked carefully. After all, this is related to his commission and his only job.
"There are a few people who have no skills to be picky about, but..." Jiang Chen pointed to the column below the resume, which read the criminal record, "Why are all the criminals you picked for me?"
Lu Haitao, an IT practitioner, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 15 nutritional mixtures and engaged in physical labor in an organic synthesis furnace.
Li Kaiming, former project manager of Feixun Technology, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for gun hijacking incidents and engaged in manual labor at the bullet processing plant.
...
The fat on Wang Yi's face was squeezed together, showing a bitter smile that was even worse than crying, and spoke in an almost begging tone.
"I said, Boss Jiang, that, I can't do anything about this!"
After listening to Wang Yi's explanation, Jiang Chen realized it.
It turns out that not all refugees in slums have freedom, and those who can be traded as goods are naturally those who have lost their freedom. Everyone who has received minimum living allowances in slums is nominally the "property" of the Sixth Block, and their identities are somewhat similar to those of the serfs in the old society. Everyone who has the ability to work will force them to enter factories to work, and those who are not able to work will be reserved as a population base, and when necessary, they will be taken to the front line to be cannon fodder. As for those free refugees, most of them are poor, but they can support themselves more or less, so they naturally don't have to receive minimum living allowances.
However, these are the rules ten years ago. Now Wanghai City has formed a stable "ecosystem", and alien species and zombies will not impact the survival space of survivors for no reason. Without external troubles in the Sixth Block, the demand for refugees like serfs has naturally been greatly reduced.
In order to digest the excess population, the Sixth Block officials also had to participate in the population business.
Provide the necessary "relationships" to fixed "agents" and then sell the excess refugees in the slums through their hands. These refugees are often bought by some mercenaries or caravans as bait to test danger or lure prey to take the bait. It can be said that those who are bought will not end up well.
No one will waste nutrients to nourish waste.
Therefore, except those who are not worthless and have no labor, those who are licensed to sell are often criminals who have committed the crime.
Jiang Chen started to feel a little troubled, and he didn't want these two people very much.
Those with bad personalities are difficult to control, while those with weak physical conditions are rarely raised.
"Actually, Boss Jiang doesn't have to worry. Those people will wear electronic collars when they sell. If they do something that harms your safety, hehe," Fatty Wang seemed to see through Jiang Chen's concerns and explained to Jiang Chen carefully. In the end, he stretched out his finger and made a flowering gesture.
In this case... although I was still a little worried, there was no better way. Jiang Chen sighed and was about to choose one of these criminals who could see it.
Just be careful.
"010342, please stop, otherwise you will be shot dead." A cold voice came from the door, and Jiang Chen couldn't help but look at him sideways.
A soft impact came from his legs, and Jiang Chen was stunned and looked down.
"I'm sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation. I know how to use the computer. Please, buy me away." The girl spoke very quickly, and her pupils changed with a look of fear and pleading.
Holding his thighs by this thin body, Jiang Chen first touched the weapon behind him with some vigilance. However, when he saw the soldier in combat uniform signaling him not to be excited and raised his gun to aim at the girl, Jiang Chen gave up the idea of pulling out the gun.
The soldier pulled away the thin little girl like a chicken. Jiang Chen frowned, but said nothing.
Although he was very sympathetic, he was more worried about the girl's attempt.
What if it was the conspiracy of the Gray Gu Mercenary Group?
"Haha, I'm really sorry. There are always many people in the slums who are rushing to reincarnate." Wang Yi quickly bent down to apologize to Jiang Chen, and at the same time signaled the soldiers to take the girl back to the camp as soon as possible.
Jiang Chen noticed that the girl was wearing a watch-like thing on her wrist, and was flashing red at this moment. Once a "slave" who had received the minimum living allowance left the slum, the alarm would be activated and the soldiers on duty would be instructed to capture the people back.
"What happens if she is caught back?" Jiang Chen asked casually.
"Entered into the labor camp." Wang Yi shrugged. Such things happened every day, and he was no longer surprised.
"Can such a young child work?"
"Actually, it's not too young. Usually, you will wear a bracelet that restricts your exit from abroad only if you are over 16 years old. That guy is just stunted," Wang Yi smiled, "I won't talk about this anymore. Boss Jiang, do you think you want to choose..."
"Just want that girl." Jiang Chen sighed.
Such a thin girl, if she enters a labor camp, she will probably die under high-intensity labor in a few days...
Jiang Chen saw many corpses along the way and killed people with his own hands. But no matter what, he still couldn't watch a little girl being taken to hell.
Besides, that girl seemed to be because of me... Jiang Chen convinced herself in her heart.
Perhaps this is conscience? A luxury.
"Huh?" Wang Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at Jiang Chen with a strange expression, and at the same time approached.
"Hehe, Boss Jiang, if you have a good time, there are actually more good choices. Hehe, I have some ways to get you more..."
"You have a lot of words."
Wang Yi couldn't help but shivered when he saw the cold expression on Jiang Chen's face.
"Yes, yes, no problem." It's impossible to offend the financial owner, Wang Yi hurriedly nodded and said.
"How long does it take to complete the procedures?" Jiang Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense to this person.
"About one day, please tell me your address..." Although the girl had just committed the felony crime of restricting her exit, she could be said to have become a criminal, and in theory it was within the scope of licensed sales. But after all, there has not been a procedure yet, and it is not so easy to get it out directly.
"Two sub-crystals, I'm just waiting here."
"Boss Jiang, after all, this judicial procedure..."
"Three sub-crystals, I'm talking about tips." Jiang Chen said impatiently. Where do you get so many problems? Civilization does not exist. You talk to me about the law?
"Yes! We'll help you do it right away!" Wang Yi ran back to the information room happily, and he needed to contact his "relationship" immediately.
Although this fat man looks sloppy, his work efficiency is quite fast. Of course, this is all for Yajing's sake.
Jiang Chen only waited for half an hour before seeing a soldier pressing the girl back to the gate.
In just half an hour, Jiang Chen noticed that there was a black blue on the girl's face.
Wang Yi noticed that Jiang Chen's face was a little unnatural, so he came over with a shy face.
"Hehe, Boss Jiang, it took some time for the physical examination. This is also for your safety. Please understand." He explained with a wry smile. Wang Yi leaned closer to Jiang Chen again, and then whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, the quarantine staff told me. It's still an original product, hehe."
Jiang Chen slightly shifted his head. This guy was like a moving heat source, and his body emitted an unpleasant smell.
While slapping the transfer fee and tips of 5 Yajing on the table, Jiang Chen signed his name on the agreement. Since then, the girl with the number 010342 has no longer had anything to do with the Sixth Block.
"What's your name?" Jiang Chen looked at the bruises on the girl's left face and blood marks on her arm, moved her gaze slightly away, and sighed.
The bruise should have been smashed by the butt stock. Although the scar has nothing to do with him, he still felt a little bit of blame in his heart.
"Yao Jiayu." The girl replied cowardly, but the voice seemed a little stiff because of her timidity.
"You know how to computer?"
"I will!" The girl suddenly raised the volume, but seemed to realize her abruptness, so she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "In terms of computers, I have obtained a B-rated evaluation in the virtual education system. Whether it is programming or hacking, I have confidence that I can do it well."
"Oh? Then why are you still so down and out?" Jiang Chen turned his head in surprise and looked at this little loli. If he could achieve this level at the age of sixteen or seventeen, it would not be surprising that even if he was named a genius in this world.
However, this seems to be a very common thing in the end of the world. The introduced virtual education system saves extra quality education and provides professional teaching based on everyone's talent. You only need to stay in the petri dish for a few years to achieve outstanding results in a certain field. Anyone who grew up from a shelter has basically received such similar education. Being able to get a B evaluation is already a good level.
This little loli, named Yao Jiayu, obviously also came from a shelter, but it might have been wandering here for various reasons.
This situation is very common. After the shelter is exhausted, the people inside often choose to leave and find a new home. Most people choose to enter such a survivor base.
"Many people in the slums can do it." Yao Jiayu's cheeks turned slightly red, and she lowered her head with guilt, but she seemed to be worried that Jiang Chen would not be satisfied, so she mustered up the courage to raise her head.
"Although, although my ability is not necessarily the best, my potential will definitely not cause you to suffer... Also, I am very obedient... No matter what you want me to do, I will not resist and will be very docile..."
In the end, the girl's face turned red, whether it was because of excitement or shyness.
Seeing Yao Jiayu desperately selling herself, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.
To be continued...